National Republican., 1887-03-08
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
Opinions of the Leading Papers on
Matters of General Interest.


Philadelphia Press! Instead Of this rIdicu-
lous business OF turning back the hands Of
the clock on the last day Of the congress
elonal term Congress might get couple OF
sun dials and keep them in the shade.
Kansas City Journal Congressman-elec
w. ii. II. Lee, Of Virginia, aside from his
imposing array of initial letters, stands six
feet four inches In his stockings, and
weighs 250 pounds. Evidently man OF
prominence and weight in his community.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. II AMIGA
bic relations with Mexico are to be main.
tained at the expense OF the liberties, lives,
and property OF American citizens, the
sooner there is little unpleasantness the
better.
Cincinnati Enquirer. Just so soon as
Russia has got the Bulgarian racket into
condition that justifes interference, she will
step In and fix 1t up TO suit herself. None
OF the great powers will object save Great
Britain, and she does not count any more.
Boston Transcript; Sir Michael Hicks
Beaehs's resignation looks like the final
breaking-up OF the tory government elected
to put the iron to Ireland. All good judges
have been insisting that the day Of her de.
liverance was at hand.
II has often been said that large quantities
OF American wine come back from Europe
to sell as the imported article. But this
theory is completely upset by the figures,
which show that we sent last year only
1900 gallons to England, 1000 to Germany,
and between 800 and 400 TO France and
Belgium, in all less than 1000 gallons to
Europe.
Brooklyn Union The Irish question is
nearer q crisis than IL has before been at
any time during the recent period Of agita-
tiOn. Yet this is not so because OF any
change Of things or Of feeling in Ireland IL.
self, but because Of the remarkable change
OF feeling In England. To make an Irish
bull, there is an Irish crisis in London-ih
the house Of lords itself.
Cincinnati Enquirer The poor old clocks
In the Senate and House suffered sadly.
They were put back two or three
timee. What decaycd and unsavory
fraud this has come to be! Why can It
lot be played for week, II 1t can be
played for half hourP Why does not
Congress get through with Its work in
time, instead Of brazenly lying to the coun-
try by the manipulation OF two poor old
clocksP
Rochester Post Express: In some respects
the record Of the last Congress was credit
able one. Many laws for which there was
pressing necessity were placed upon the
had long been engaging the attention OF
the national lawmakers were disposed OF.
The severest Indictment that can be
brought against the forty.ninth Congress
is Its failure to reduce taxation and revise
the tariff.
Philadelphia North 1mericah This coun-
try has no idea of going to war with any
other nation, and the course condemned
Will In fact tend, and powerfully tend,
toward the preservation OF the peace: Since
the United States will never wilfully as
sumo the aggressive, our only danger 10
from having war forced upon us. VIII any
one seriously argue that this danger Is not
eesened by putting ourselves In position
to repel an attack?
New York Star On the whole we are
proud Of the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives In the forty. ninth Congress. 1t
has shown itself to be body Of patriotic
men, and to be devoted In the main to those
ideas OF government-to that system OF
little government by legislatures and rulers,
and OF independent conduct by individuals
cratic system. The republic is built upon
that rock. Esto pe,petia.
Cleveland Leader: One OF the most peril
pent and 'forcible speeches delivered in the
Senate of the United States In many day
was that of Mr.. Hoar on Thursday, In
which he delivered an earnest protest
| against the usurpation OF vast powers by
the speaker Of the House Of Representa-
4 tives and the three or four men who virtu.
ally control the committee on appropria.
| tions, that committee having preference
| under the rules in the matter OF recogui
tion on the floor by the speaker
New York Tribune: The British govern
ment should be distinctly warned that the
treaty of 1918 will be abrogated IL the Cana
\ dian officials continue to violate its pro-
visions and deny to American fishermen
their urquestioned rights A new treaty Il
not wanted. Negotiations for one will be
beset with pitfalls and dangers for Ameri
can diplomacy. The fisheries clause of the
| treaty Of 17S3 would restore ancient rights
which never should have been surrendered
That clause would Immediately come into
force II the treaty OF 1878, which was re-
peatedly violated last year, were abrogated
| Louisville Courier Journal: But II there
ls much In the negative record OF Congress
| to praise, there is also much In 1t to con
| demn. 1t failed completely to redeem its
| pledges to the country to reduce taxation,
and to-day the burdens upon the tariff
robbed masses are as great as when those
| pledges were made. The people demanded
this reform, the President urged 1t, and
the Democratic Honse, through the treach-
| cry OF a self-interested faction, was utterly
unable to give 1t, or even to begin 1t, thus
losing the opportunity to usher In Demo
| cratic administration with the great and
vital Democratic policy on the accomplish
| ment OF which the future ascendancy Of the